Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KANDERS WARREN B
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARMOR HOLDINGS INC [AH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KANDERS & COMPANY, INC., ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, 22ND FL
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2005
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/29/2005   M   75,000 A $ 23.93 266,357 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/29/2005   M   105,000 A $ 24.07 371,357 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/29/2005   S(1)   180,000 D $ 43.9576 191,357 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/29/2005   M   35,000 A $ 23.93 226,357 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/29/2005   S(1)   35,000 D $ 43.9608 191,357 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/29/2005   A(2)   3,404 A $ 0 194,761 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/29/2005   S(1)   35,447 D $ 44.1105 159,314 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/30/2005   M   107,700 A $ 24.07 267,014 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/30/2005   S(1)   107,700 D $ 44.0624 159,314 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/30/2005   G(3)   1,350 D $ 0 157,964 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/30/2005   S(4)   7,910 D $ 44.0839 157,964 (5) D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               2,098,395 I By Kanders Florida Holdings, Inc. (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 23.93 11/29/2005   M     75,000   (7) 03/13/2012 Common Stock 75,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 24.07 11/29/2005   M     105,000   (7) 06/24/2012 Common Stock 105,000 $ 0 120,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 23.93 11/29/2005   M     35,000   (7) 03/13/2012 Common Stock 35,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 24.07 11/30/2005   M     107,700   (7) 06/24/2012 Common Stock 107,700 $ 0 12,300 (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KANDERS WARREN B
C/O KANDERS & COMPANY, INC.
ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, 22ND FL
STAMFORD, CT 06901
  X     Chairman of the Board and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Warren B. Kanders   12/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Reporting Person sold the securities disclosed herein for personal estate planning and tax planning purposes, and for diversifying his asset portfolio.
(2) Represents the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Reporting Person in an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that were previously withheld by the Issuer for tax purposes when a grant of 10,447 shares of Restricted Common Stock vested on December 31, 2004.
(3) Represents a gift made to the Reporting Person's children of which Mr. Kanders disclaims beneficial ownership.
(4) Represents shares sold by the Reporting Person which were held for the benefit of his children. Mr. Kanders disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held for the benefit of his children.
(5) The amount of securities reported as beneficially owned following the reported transaction includes: (i) 9,228 shares of Common Stock awarded to the Reporting Person by the Issuer as a restricted stock award, of which 4,614 shares vest on each of February 9, 2006 and 2007; and (ii) 11,170 shares of Common Stock awarded to the Reporting Person by the Issuer as a restricted stock award, of which 3,723 shares vest on each of January 1, 2006 and 2007, and 3,724 shares vest on January 1, 2008, in each case subject to acceleration under certain circumstances.
(6) The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and sole director of Kanders Florida Holdings, Inc.
(7) Presently exercisable.
(8) In addition to the 12,300 stock options and any other stock options beneficially owned following the reported transactions disclosed herein, the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of stock options to purchase: (i) 328,800 shares at an exercise price of $37.90 per share which are presently exercisable; sales of Common Stock issued upon an exercise of any such options will be subject to the following lock-up restrictions: 50,000 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2007; 100,000 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2008; 128,800 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2009; (continued on footnote 9)
(9) (continued from footnote 8) and 50,000 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2010; in addition, upon the Reporting Person's voluntary termination of employment with the Issuer or his termination by the Issuer for cause, if the foregoing lock-up periods have not yet expired, they shall each be extended for an additional five year period; (ii) 250,000 shares at an exercise price of $24.07 per share which are presently exercisable; sales of Common Stock issued upon an exercise of any such options will be restricted from sale until December 31, 2006; (continued on footnote 10)
(10) (continuted from footnote 9) in addition, upon the Reporting Person's voluntary termination of employment with the Issuer or his termination by the Issuer for cause, if the foregoing lock-up period has not yet expired, it shall be extended for an additional five year period; (iii) 186,034 shares at an exercise price of $14.32 per share; (iv) 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $14.32 per share which are presently exercisable; sales of Common Stock issued upon an exercise of any such options will be restricted from sale until July 26, 2006; in addition, upon the Reporting Person's voluntary termination of employment with the Issuer or his termination by the Issuer for cause, if the foregoing lock-up period has not yet expired, it shall be extended for an additional five year period; (continued on footnote 11)
(11) (continuted from footnote 10) (v) 8,125 shares at an exercise price of $14.44 per share; (vi) 83,333 shares at an exercise price of $28.90 per share; (vii) 166,667 shares at an exercise price of $28.90 per share which are presently exercisable; sales of Common Stock issued upon an exercise of any such options are subject to the following lock-up restrictions: 83,333 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2006, and 83,334 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2007; in addition, upon the Reporting Person's voluntary termination of employment with the Issuer or his termination by the Issuer for cause, any of the foregoing lock-up periods which have not yet expired shall be extended for an additional five year period; and (continuted on footnote 12)
(12) (continued from footnote 11) (viii) 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $45.93 per share which are presently exercisable; sales of Common Stock issued upon an exercise of any such options are subject to the following lock-up restrictions: 50,000 shares will be restricted from sale until January 3, 2006; 50,000 shares will be restricted from sale until January 3, 2007; and 50,000 shares will be restricted from sale until January 3, 2008; in addition, upon the Reporting Person's voluntary termination of employment with the Issuer or his termination by the Issuer for cause, any of the foregoing lock-up periods which have not yet expired shall be extended for an additional five year period.

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